2 Samuel 17:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.”
2 Samuel 17:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 17:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 17:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So we will come on him in some place where he will be found, and we will light on him as the dew falls on the ground, then we will not leave so much as one of him and of all the men who are with him.”
2 Samuel 17:12 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 17:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground; and of him and of all the men that are with him we will not leave so much as one. ”
2 Samuel 17:12 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 17:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and we have come in unto him in one of the places where he is found, and we <FI>are<Fi> upon him as the dew falleth on the ground, and there hath not been left of him and of all the men who <FI>are<Fi> with him even one.”
2 Samuel 17:12 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 17:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And we shall come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falls on the ground; and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one. ”
2 Samuel 17:12 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 17:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So shall we come vpon him in some place, where we shall finde him, and we will vpon him as the dewe falleth on the ground: and of all the men that are with him, wee will not leaue him one.”
2 Samuel 17:12 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 17:12 in Context — 2 Samuel 17
10 And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.
11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
12 So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.
13 Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.
14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.
What Does 2 Samuel 17:12 Mean?
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